Posts by NEWS24-680
Cat Burglars Sweep Southern Burton Valley Homes – While Residents Sleep
Lafayette police are investigating an unsettling series of burglaries in the Southern Burton Valley Area of the city Wednesday – incidents investigators say appear to be related and which illustrate the level to which thieves are willing to go to get what they want. Residential Burglary 3100 Block of Cordova Way – The resident is…
Read MoreKick-In Burglars Strike Orinda Residence Tuesday
Calls of suspicious vehicles cruising Lamorinda neighborhoods have peaked of late, with an Orinda residence struck by thieves who kicked in their front door and entered the home Tuesday morning. Neighbors off Moraga Way in the area of Richard Court and Valley View say they reported a distinctly noisy black sedan cruising the area shortly…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Arrest Suspected Car Thief Monday
From the San Ramon Police Department: Recently, property thefts from vehicles throughout the San Ramon Valley have increased. In response, San Ramon Police Officers have been conducting increased patrols of areas impacted by these thefts. Last night, during one of these proactive patrols, a San Ramon Officer observed an individual associated with a stolen vehicle…
Read MoreLocal Law Enforcement Mourning Loss Of Two Of Its Own
Two law enforcement agencies are mourning the loss of two men killed while on duty in their respective jurisdictions, one an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy struck by an inmate transport bus, the other a California Highway Patrol officer struck and killed during a high-speed chase. Alameda County is mourning the loss of Deputy Michael Foley, 60, who…
Read MoreBody Of Missing Tracy Teen Recovered From Alameda Creek Thursday
The body of a young woman discovered on the banks of a rain-swollen Fremont creek Thursday night has been identified as Jayda Jenkins – the 18-year-old Tracy woman whose car plunged into the creek during a rainstorm last month. Jenkins’ body was found by a man walking his dogs in the Ardenwood area of Fremont, police said. The…
Read MoreOrindans Transfixed By Transformer Rescue Effort; Crews Fighting Weather, Mud
Yvonne Lee said she left her home to do a little shopping Sunday when she saw people pointing and commenting on the aerial acrobatics of a Bell “Big Lift” helicopter – flitting in and out of the hills west of Orinda with something dangling from its belly. “We’ve been hearing them off an on all…
Read MoreSuspected Burglar Used BART To Commute To Lafayette; Confronted Inside Happy Valley Road Home
In an incident reminiscent of a dark tragedy in Lafayette city history, a suspected burglar arrived in the city via mass transit and allegedly walked Happy Valley Road looking for “something to steal” until he was confronted by a startled homeowner inside the residence. The incident attracted the attention of neighbors in the 3900 block…
Read MoreCHP Says Road Debris – Not BB Gun Plinker – Behind Shattered Windows At 24/680 Junction
A release from the California Highway Patrol, Contra Costa County office: Update to debris causing damage at SR-24/I-680 After our combined effort with our partners, further investigation, and observation of the area of SR-24 eastbound and westbound, between I-680 and Pleasant Hill Road, CHP has found no evidence of criminal intent, just debris that has…
Read MoreMost Dangerous Intersections In Walnut Creek
Editor: Between 2010 and 2015, Walnut Creek experienced more than 800 traffic accidents, including 10 which resulted in fatalities. Many of these accidents occurred at or near a handful of high-traffic intersections. Publicly available data revealed that the most dangerous Walnut Creek intersection was Oak Grove Road and Ygnacio Valley Road, which saw 65 accidents—the…
Read MoreMonday Musings From 4,000… 3,600 Feet: Dump Trucks And A Window Popping?
Good morrrrrrniiinggg, Ground Huggers! It’s me, Trixie, behind the stick of the famous NEWS24/680 Sopwith and in the air again where I belong! I know it has been a long time. Directly over the junction of our two freeways and on the lookout for traffic jams and Thunder Runners dodging those newfangled license plate reading…
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